“It’s no big deal, he just came in. It’s good that he came, but it was nothing preset up or anything,” he said Thursday.

The family-run seafood spot on Main Street has had its share of celebrities in the 40-plus years it has been open, but you won’t find their pictures on the wall.

“We don’t jump out there and bother them,” said Alterio, who said Batali, a co-host of ABC’s “ The Chew,” came in “just as a customer.”

“He came down on his own and had clams with his family. He was minding his own business. We leave people alone,” said Alterio, who has had other famous guests through the years, but would not name names.

“We’ve had a lot of people come through, some famous, some not. We do our best to deliver the freshest seafood and everybody has fun.”